New Changes!
Hi! my name is Becky, Certified Thermography Technician! Welcome to my website! I am excited to announce an ownership change as well as a new business name and logo!
Looking forward to learning and sharing all things holistic with you! Encouraging you to take a new journey with me, making better lifestyle choices, with nutrition, exercise, and supplements so we can live our best life!
I will be serving Placer County as well as Santa Barbara County!
I am so excited to get to share my passion for health and wellness with you!
I absolutely love what I do!
A dear friend of mine introduced me to essential oils around 5 years ago. From there so many new amazing doors have opened for me, thermography being one of them!
My goal is to share with others what i have learned over the years, about natural solutions for health and wellness, disease and illness and how closely they’re linked to our lifestyle choices, and how important to know what we are putting in, around, and on our body impacts our health and wellness.
A little about myself,
I am married to my cowboy (my best friend), In God we trust, I have 4 beautiful grown kids, I couldn’t have picked a better daughter and son in law, 3 beautiful grandkids, lots of animals, homesteading, live the ranch life, freedom seeker, love all things natural, and I hate to admit it but I am a major crazy chicken lady!
“Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.”
Stress Management Holistically
I am no doctor, I am just sharing with you what I have learned for myself and for my body.
I find this topic goes great with what I have going on in my journey right now. Being that I lived with stress for quite some time. For so long that I believe my body has started to breakdown because of it. It has created chaos for every system in my body. When chronic stress is not dealt with it can lead to many negative effects on the body such as,
Gut health/digestive issues
Lack of sleep
Fear, frustration, irritability
Hormone imbalance
Low Energy, brain fog
Fatigue
That’s just to name a few. Everyones body is unique and handles stress differently.
There are many proactive ways of managing stress so we can avoid suffering and disease. Lifestyle, habits and routines are very important and creates structure (kids aren’t the only ones that need structure!)—and it doesn’t have to be stressful to create a healthier lifestyle. Finding balance is important. I have found out that chronic stress influences the body’s inflammatory response because stress alters immune cells as it relates to fighting infection or trauma. Stress is one of the biggest instigators of inflammation and widespread inflammation leads to compromised immunity, illness, and disease. Im walking proof.
The body releases the hormone, cortisol, during times of stress through the adrenal gland. Chronically elevated levels of cortisol lead to a host of symptoms, both mentally and physically. Bursts of cortisol production as a reaction to stress are normal. However, the body is not equipped for this influx to be sustained or constant. The stress response is meant to prepare us for battle through activation of the sympathetic nervous system and once the threat has disappeared, returns the body to homeostasis.
Unfortunately, long-term heightened cortisol, left unaddressed, can result in chronic illness and disease.
Managing Stress
Here is what I am doing to manage my stress!
Meditation - I make sure to do my meditation first thing in the morning. spending time giving thanks to God for the new day and all the amazing things He has done for us.
Exercise - I have an exercise routine that works for me. I include yoga and practice my breathing. Always working around the ranch. Adding exercise and daily Manual labor helps me sleep better at night!
Nutrition - I have eliminated refined sugar, and processed foods. I eat very little carbs. I drink herbal tea! I am taking supplements to give my body what I am not getting through food & water, and help support my different ailments.
The great outdoors - I make sure to get a good dose of fresh air. Dig my bare feet in the grass or dirt! Taking in the beauty all around me.
Healing with my animals - My horses and chickens bring me so much joy & peace! Find what you love and try to give at least 20 minutes enjoying that.
Bedtime habits - Diffuse doTERRA serenity & cedarwood together. I turn on the diffuser while Im getting ready for bed. This tells my brain we are winding down. My room is a no phone zone and we have no TV. I may read a book (depends)
No Stress Salad
Ingredients - try to buy organic!!
4 cups arugula
1 cup diced, cooked beets
1 avocado, diced in small cubes
8 ounces skinless, boneless roasted or grilled chicken breast (I like Mary’s Free Range Chickens) https://www.maryschickens.com
12-14 pitted green or Kalamata olives
½ cup pumpkin or sunflower seeds
Balsamic-Dijon Vinaigrette
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 drops doTERRA black pepper essential oil or 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
2 drops doTERRA turmeric essential oil or 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 minced garlic cloves
Directions
In a large bowl add the arugula followed by all the other ingredients in order.
For the vinaigrette, in a mason jar add all the ingredients, cover with lid and shake for 1 minute, or until combined. Drizzle over each salad and serve.